For The Book Obsessed
[ad_1] In October of 2017, I started a series of interviews about how poets put together their collections. I began with this interview: How Do Poets Choose a Title For Their Books? That was followed by How Do Poets Choose A Collection Opener? After that, in the penultimate installment, there was How Do Poets Organize … Read more
[ad_1] I grew up in a Wisconsin town that, at its peak density, topped 700 residents. Throughout my childhood, I raised sheep to show at the county fair and listened to old country music, something I still do today although I often don’t admit it. I have a deep and genuine love for Wisconsin, for … Read more
[ad_1] I’ve never been very good at giving up on things. That might sound like a humblebrag, but I promise that’s not my intention. While a healthy dose of perseverance has been beneficial for me in many areas of my life, it’s slowed me down in others, holding me back from making progress on worthwhile … Read more
[ad_1] John Muir had a knack for, more than a century ago, making observations that are more pointed in our time than they were in his. “Few places in this world are more dangerous than home,” he once noted. “Fear not, therefore, to try the mountain passes. They will kill care, save you from deadly apathy, … Read more
[ad_1] The dear old ’90s. A decade defined by mini buns, platform shoes, and questionable low rise pants (which are now making a comeback—please no). An era when punk rock was more mainstream than pop and Avril reigned the radio. A time which gave the world some of its best high school movies that featured … Read more
[ad_1] When I was a kid, we moved every year as we followed my father’s work. My mother packed up and unpacked more places than I can count. But one of the ways that she made that transition easier for my brothers and me was to find each new city’s local library and take us … Read more
[ad_1] Life is hard right now, especially given the encouragement to isolate and avoid large public gatherings. We all certainly need an escape from the real world, but that is becoming increasingly difficult when we are encouraged to stay home and avoid spreading sickness, rather than going out to enjoy a movie or have a … Read more
[ad_1] Writing a great, multi-generational and nationalist novel is no small feat. Salman Rushdie did it with Midnight’s Children, Junot Diaz did it with The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao, Gunter Grass with Tin Drum, and Gabriel Garcia Marquez, in a manner of speaking, with One Hundred Years of Solitude. With the exception of … Read more
[ad_1] Did you binge your way through The Witcher (once, maybe twice…) on Netflix? Over at Penguin Teen, we couldn’t get enough of Geralt of Rivia, Yennefer of Vengerberg, and the engrossing fantasy world they live in. If you’re as eager for season two as we are (and impatiently waiting for them to start on production … Read more
[ad_1] Amidst a pandemic, many of the most wealthy and powerful Americans continue to value the vitality of the economy over the vitality of humanity. We know this is nothing new. America’s legacy is founded on a willingness to fatally exploit and ignore marginalized communities for profit, all the while erasing the evidence of heinous … Read more